This morning we were greeted by a glorious sunrise over the mountainsand a smooth sediment trap deployment. Very soon after, weleft for station 3 of 5. We’ve just finished a survey of the area and areabout to deploy the CTD and camera. After that we’ll start coring.

The entire sediment trap mooring, with weights, floats, and acousticrelease, was laid out on deck for deployment.

Here is a shot of the actual trap. You can see the collection cups wementioned yesterday.

We all got an email about scheduling our travel home. With the end insight, many folks are starting to dream about what they most look forwardto when they get home. Some of the things folks miss most are:

1) Hugging my child (three of us left toddlers behind with family).2) My dog.3) Playing ultimate Frisbee in a big grassy field.4) Taking a walk.5) A hot bath and a glass of wine.6) A salad that is not made of iceberg lettuce.7) Sushi.8) Trail running.9) Green.